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I just started reading Asimov press. It has a weird name, I thought they were a sci-fi publishing company at first. It had a unique blend of popular science wr
by ipsum2 6mo ago
I just started reading Asimov press. It has a weird name, I thought they were a sci-fi publishing company at first.
It had a unique blend of popular science writing that was sorely missing from the internet. Alas I hardly knew thee.
- vidarh 6mo agoIsaac Asimov vote a huge amount of popular science book as well. They just have a shorter shelf life.
- ChrisMarshallNY 6mo agoI enjoyed his “science for the layman” books, a lot more than his sci-fi stuff. He was really good at explaining very complex stuff, in a simple, approachable manner.
- arethuza 6mo agoMy mother bought me "The Planet that Wasn't" when I was a kid - excellent book that I re-read many times: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Planet_That_Wasn%27t https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Planet_That_Wasn%27t
- bookofjoe 6mo agoThis is why I read HN's comments. I get MANY recommendations for books/movies/shows/topics I knew nothing about etc. here. Just ordered this book for my 10-year-old grandson.
- arethuza 6mo agoMaybe I should have mentioned that was about 50 years ago - still a good book though!
- ChrisMarshallNY 6mo agoI suspect much of it is still relevant.
- arethuza 6mo agoWell I'm pretty sure that Vulcan still isn't there!
- nottorp 6mo agoThe question is, has this had anything to do with Asimov the writer? Was he involved at the start or endorsed it somehow? Judging by the .press domain it's too new for that.